PersonalitieS of perthshire Perth & Kinross Council Museums and Art Galleries’ online exhibitions complement and extend our gallery programme of exhibitions and displays. Personalities of Perthshire presents portraits of personalities past and present from around the area of Perth and Kinross. This exhibition features some well-kent faces from the worlds of sport, film, literature and history. PersonalitieS of perthshire Index Dougie MacLean .............. 3 David Octavius Hill .........31 John Buchan .................... 4 Effie Millais .....................32 Alan Cumming ................. 5 Perth Notables ................33 Donald Maxwell ............... 6 South Street Port ............34 Eilidh Child ...................... 7 Robert Pullar ..................35 Eve Muirhead ................... 8 Charles McIntosh ............36 Fred MacAuley ................. 9 Arthur Kinmond Bell .......37 Gillian Galbraith..............10 Katharine Marjory Magnus Jackson .............11 Stewart-Murray ..............38 Marc Beaumont ..............12 David Prophet Ramsay....39 Michael Bruce .................13 Alistair Phillips ...............40 William Geddes ...............14 Iain Cuthbert Imrie ........41 William Soutar ................15 James Proudfoot.............42 Cpt Robert Campbell .......16 Albert P Barclay ..............43 Ewan McGregor ..............17 Lady Carolina Nairne ......44 St William of Perth .........18 Sir Patrick Geddes ..........45 Robert Scott Fittis ..........19 Tom Kitchin ....................46 Andy Clyde .....................20 Lady Constance George Thompson...........21 Stewart-Richardson ........47 Bessy Bell & Mary Grey ...22 Robert Douglas ...............48 Marjorie K Fraser ............23 Maharaja Duleep Singh ...49 Dr Margaret Stewart .......24 Beatrix Potter .................50 William Sandeman ..........25 Euphemia Murray ...........51 Niel Gow .........................26 Patrick Matthew .............52 Thomas Graham .............27 Marjorie Dence & Thomas Hay Marshall......28 David Steuart .................53 Adam Anderson ..............29 Rhoda Fothergill .............54 David Douglas ................30 Maggie Wall ....................55 2 PersonalitieS of perthshire Dougie MacLean (b. 1954) “Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre- eminent singer-songwriter and a national musical treasure” (SingOut USA) who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, ‘roots based’ song writing and instrumental composition. He has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer which has led to concerts and festivals all over the world including New York’s Carnegie Hall, Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall and London’s Festival Theatre. MacLean’s songs have been covered by hosts of artists, including Paolo Nutini, Amy MacDonald, Ronan Keating, Mary Black, Frankie Miller and Kathy Mattea. His song “Caledonia” has become one of Scotland’s most popular contemporary songs and his music has been used in Hollywood films (e.g. Last of the Mohicans), TV Drama (e.g. BBC’s A Photographic print. Mug’s Game) and he’s been the subject of three BBC TV music documentaries. ©Jamie McLean, Butterstone Studios Website - www.dougiemaclean.com Dougie has received numerous gold Email - [email protected] discs for album sales, two prestigious Tartan Clef Awards, a place in the Scottish Music Hall of Fame, a Lifetime Achievement Award from BBC Radio 2 Links: Folk Awards and an OBE in the New Year www.pkc.gov.uk/museums Honours list. www.pkc.gov.uk/library Twitter: @CulturePerth Facebook: PerthandKinrossLibrariesandArchive Facebook: PerthMuseum BACK TO INDEX 3 PersonalitieS of perthshire John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940) Born in Perth, Buchan was brought up in Kirkcaldy, Fife. He was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career Buchan simultaneously began both his writing career and his political and diplomatic career, serving as a private secretary to the colonial administrator of various colonies in Southern Africa. He eventually wrote propaganda for the British war effort in the First World War. In 1927 Buchan was elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities, but he spent most of his time on his writing career, notably writing The Thirty-Nine Steps and other adventure fiction. In 1935, on the recommendation of Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002). the Prime Minister of Canada Richard Bennett, Buchan was appointed Photographic print. Governor General of Canada. He ©Yousuf Karsh. occupied the post until his death in Scottish National Portrait Gallery. 1940. Buchan proved to be enthusiastic about literacy, as well as the evolution of Links: Canadian culture, and he received a www.pkc.gov.uk/museums state funeral in Canada before his ashes www.pkc.gov.uk/library were returned to the United Kingdom. Twitter: @CulturePerth Facebook: PerthandKinrossLibrariesandArchive Facebook: PerthMuseum BACK TO INDEX 4 PersonalitieS of perthshire Alan Cumming (b. 1965) Alan Cumming was born in Aberfeldy and his father worked as a forester on Atholl Estate. His family moved to the east coast of Scotland in 1969 where he attended Carnoustie High School. He worked with Carnoustie Theatre Club and Carnoustie Musical Society, later studying drama at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Cumming spent several years working with repertory theatre including the Royal Shakespeare Company. A varied career in film and television followed. In 2009 Cumming was awarded an OBE, an honour he confesses he felt moved by. “It was pretty left-field but it was a big deal. It’s lovely to be able to take your mum to Buckingham Palace. It was a great thing for me to get it, not just for my acting work, but in the Photographic print. official citation it said it was also for campaigning for gay people and © K.K. Dundas/Royal equality in America. That made me Conservatoire of Scotland. feel very proud.” Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Links: www.pkc.gov.uk/museums www.pkc.gov.uk/library Twitter: @CulturePerth Facebook: PerthandKinrossLibrariesandArchive Facebook: PerthMuseum BACK TO INDEX 5 PersonalitieS of perthshire Donald Maxwell (b. 1948) Perth born Donald Maxwell graduated from Edinburgh University and initially taught geography whilst singing with several Scottish amateur groups. He joined Scottish Opera in 1976 having studied singing with the famous Scottish tenor Joseph Hislop. In 1982 he made his debut with the Welsh National Opera followed by the English National Opera in 1983. Maxwell’s long international career is one of the most notable to have been enjoyed by a Scottish singer. He has also been very versatile, with several years performing the leading dramatic baritone roles. Subsequently he has sung at the same major houses in a range of comic and character parts. Photographic print. ©Louis Flood Links: www.pkc.gov.uk/museums www.pkc.gov.uk/library Twitter: @CulturePerth Facebook: PerthandKinrossLibrariesandArchive Facebook: PerthMuseum BACK TO INDEX 6 PersonalitieS of perthshire Eilidh Child (b. 1987) Born in Perth, Eilidh Child’s gift for hurdling was first spotted by her mother when she raced over some canes on the driveway of the family home. Encouraged by her sister Iona to accompany her to their local athletics club at Pitreavie, Eilidh raced through the ranks to become Scottish champion in 2004. A silver medal at the European U23 championships in 2009 showed her potential. This was followed by a silver for Scotland at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, and a silver for Great Britain at the European Team Championships the same year. When not training, Child works as a part-time PE teacher. Photographic print. Image courtesy of Eilidh Child. Links: www.pkc.gov.uk/museums www.pkc.gov.uk/library Twitter: @CulturePerth Facebook: PerthandKinrossLibrariesandArchive Facebook: PerthMuseum BACK TO INDEX 7 PersonalitieS of perthshire Eve Muirhead (b. 1990) Eve Muirhead was born in Perth and began curling at just nine years of age. She curls out of the Dunkeld Curling Club based in Pitlochry. At the age of just 19 she skipped the Great Britain team to a seventh place finish at her debut Winter Olympics in Vancouver 2010. As skip of the Scotland team Muirhead won the 2011 European Championships in Moscow and the 2013 World Championships in Riga. The team went on to win a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, making Muirhead the youngest ever skip to win an Olympic medal. Muirhead’s father was an international curler and her brothers are also keen curlers. Besides curling she is also an accomplished bagpiper, having piped at four world championships and in Photographic print. 2010 was a festival ambassador for Piping Live. © Brad Askew. Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Links: www.pkc.gov.uk/museums www.pkc.gov.uk/library Twitter: @CulturePerth Facebook: PerthandKinrossLibrariesandArchive Facebook: PerthMuseum BACK TO INDEX 8 PersonalitieS of perthshire Fred MacAulay (b. 1956) Fred MacAulay was born in Perth and attended Blairgowrie High School and Perth Academy. After graduating and initially working in accountancy, MacAulay’s first experience of stand-up comedy didn’t come until he was 31. MacAulay has gone on to be a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe and at comedy festivals worldwide. He has presented BBC Radio Scotland’s morning show since 1997. He has successfully featured in and presented many programmes for BBC TV. He hosted three series of the talk show